ENSIGN ACADEMY OF DENTISTRY (FORMERLY THE ACADEMY OF LDS DENTISTS) CONFERENCE SCHEDULE – AUGUST 7-8, 2026 *
Friday, August 7, 2026
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Registration, Check-In and Breakfast | UVCC Level 3 Pre-function |
| 7:15 am – 8:00 am | Clinician Presenters Orientation | UVCC Level 3 Boardroom |
| 8:00 am – 8:10 am | Welcome and Announcements | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 8:10 am – 8:50 am | Morning Sessions: Amber Auger MPH, RDH – Optimizing Dentist-RDH Hand-Offs | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 8:50 am – 9:30 am | David Rice DDS – Built Different: How The Top 2% Owner Designs The Associate Future They Want | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 9:30 am – 9:50 am | Morning Refreshment Break | UVCC Level 3 Pre-function/Terrace |
| 9:50 am – 10:30 am | David Little, DDS – Implant Solutions: Enhancing Diagnosis, Surgical, and Restorative Outcomes | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Question and Answer Session / Clinician Presenters Panel | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 11:00 am – 11:30 am | Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD – What’s New – 2026 | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 11:30 am – 12:50 pm | Lunch Pick-up and Fellowshipping | UVCC Level 2 Ballroom BC |
| 11:40 am – 12:50 pm | Lunch and Learn Sessions: – Students/New Grads w/ Gordon J. Christensen – Dental Hygienists w/ Emilee Southwick – Dental Advisory Committee Meeting w/ Dr. Brad Smith | Cascade C / Soldier Creek / Cascade E |
| 1:00 pm – 2:50 pm | Afternoon Sessions (Amber Auger, David Rice, David Little, Kathryn Gilliam) | Cascade C, D, E & Soldier Creek |
| 2:50 pm – 3:10 pm | Afternoon Refreshment Break | UVCC Level 3 Pre-function/Terrace |
| 3:10 pm – 5:00 pm | Afternoon Presentations – repeat | Cascade C, D, E |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Humanitarian Service Tables Visit & Networking Social | Level 3 & Level 2 Pre-Function |
| 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Evening Banquet and Devotional (Music by Joyanne Hill, Speaker Sean Dixon) | UVCC Level 2 Ballroom BC |
| 8:30 pm | Conference Adjourns – Youth Meet-up | UVCC Level 1 Exhibit Hall A |
Saturday, August 8, 2026
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:15 am – 8:00 am | Clinician Presenters Orientation | UVCC Level 3 Boardroom |
| 8:00 am – 8:10 am | Welcome and Announcements | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 8:10 am – 9:30 am | Morning Sessions: Robert Margeas DDS & Eric Brown, DDS | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 9:30 am – 9:50 am | Morning Refreshment Break | UVCC Level 3 Pre-function/Terrace |
| 9:50 am – 10:30 am | Russell Giordano II, DMD DMSC – Zirconia A to YZ | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Q&A Session & Dentistry 2026 with Gordon J. Christensen | UVCC Level 3 Cascade CDE |
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Humanitarian Service and Awards Luncheon (Clinicians & Spouses) | UVCC Level 2 Ballroom BC |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Free Time and Fellowshipping | – |
| 1:30 pm – 3:20 pm | Afternoon Sessions (Robert Margeas, Eric Brown, Russell Giordano II) | UVCC Level 3 Cascade C, D, E |
| 3:20 pm – 3:40 pm | Afternoon Refreshment Break | UVCC Level 3 Pre-function/Terrace |
| 3:40 pm – 5:30 pm | Afternoon Presentations – repeat | UVCC Level 3 Cascade C, D, E |
| 5:30 pm | Conference Closes / Youth Meet up | Cascade CDE / Exhibit Hall A |
SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR AUGUST 6-7, 2027!